Factors associated with mortality |
Age >70 years |
Medical comorbidity (eg, renal or liver disease, presence of malignancy, chronic malnutrition) |
Immunocompromising condition (eg, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, chronic high-dose corticosteroid use, use of other immunosuppressive agents, neutropenia, advanced HIV infection, B or T leukocyte deficiency) |
High severity of illness (ie, sepsis) |
Extensive peritoneal involvement or diffuse peritonitis |
Delay in initial intervention (source control) >24 hours |
Inability to achieve adequate debridement or drainage control |
Factors associated with infection with antibiotic-resistant bacteria |
Health care-acquired infection |
Travel to areas with higher rates of antibiotic-resistant organisms* within the few weeks prior to infection onset or if antibiotics were received during travel |
Known colonization with antibiotic-resistant organisms |
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